Mayo University Hospital has asked that only those with genuine emergencies use the hospital today, in a statement from the Hospital this afternoon they said, "The Emergency Department at Mayo University Hospital is extremely busy at present with a high number of medical attendances. Every effort is being made to provide beds for those patients awaiting admission.
"All emergency cases will continue to be treated at Mayo University Hospital therefore we are asking people with genuine emergencies to come in and they will be looked after. However we are also asking people whose circumstances are not urgent to consider using an alternative such as the family doctor."
